WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.

The New Abnormal

May 22, 2026 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Music

Exploring multiple facets of jazz-adjacent prog-rock, edgy fusion, Canterbury, Zeuhl, Rock-In-Opposition, avant-prog, Rock Progressivo Italiano, world music, ambient, anything virtuosic.

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7:01 AM		Gregory Uhlmann Worms Eye N Extra Stars International Anthem 2026 Gregory Uhlmann is a Los Angeles based guitarist, producer, and composer.
7:04 AM		Set Break: 𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿𓀿 𓀿
7:07 AM		Terje Rypdal Innseiling Descendre ECM Records 1980 Terje Rypdal (born in Oslo in 1947) played the piano from when he was five years old, and started up with guitar from the age of 13. As a guitarist he is self-taught. He has studied musicology at the University in Oslo.
7:13 AM		Arve Henriksen Saraswati Places of Worship Rune Grammofon 2013 Norwegian trumpeter and vocalist, born in 1968. joined by Erik Honoré, Jan Bang and Lars Danielsson
7:18 AM		Ivan the Tolerable House In Pale Pink Water Music 1875813 Records DK 2024 Ivan the Tolerable is a prolific musical project fronted by Oli Heffernan since 2011, based in Middlesbrough UK. https://ivanthetolerable.bandcamp.com/
7:23 AM		Set Break: 𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀𓁀 𓁀
7:27 AM		Cocteau Twins Pepper-Tree The Spangle Maker - EP 4AD 1984 Scottish post-punk/ethereal/dream pop band formed in 1981 in Grangemouth, Falkirk and disbanded in 1997.
7:31 AM		Poison Ruïn Howls From The Citadel N Hymns From The Hills Relapse Records 2026 From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://poisonruin.bandcamp.com/album/hymns-from-the-hills
7:34 AM		Godspeed You! Black Emperor GREY RUBBLE – GREEN SHOOTS “NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD” Constellation 2024 Post rock band from Montreal, Canada, since 1994
7:41 AM		David Sylvian The Healing Place Camphor Venture 2002 David Sylvian, vocalist with the group Japan, has had an interesting solo career. He collaborated with Bill Nelson on this song, originally issued on the 1986 LP Gone To Earth, was remixed and issued for this Camphor compilation.
7:46 AM		David Torn Brave Light of Sun Door X Windham Hill/Legacy 1990 Guitarist (and effects wizard) born in 1953 in Amityville NY.
7:50 AM		Ángel Ontalva & Vespero Her Eyes Sparkled in a Strange Way Sada VMS 2020 *Ángel Ontalva* is the guitarist from the group October Equus (from Spain). He collaborates here with Vespero, a Russian psychedelic/space rock band formed in early 2003 in Astrakhan, South Russia. https://vespero.bandcamp.com/album/sada
7:57 AM		Set Break: 𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒𓀒 𓀒
8:01 AM		Herba d'Hameli El llarg revolt Inversa visual Musea Parellèle 2006 Herba D’Hameli is a Spanish (Catalan) band, formed 2001 in Barcelona. Their sound varies between symphonic prog and progressive folk rock. https://herbahameli.bandcamp.com/album/inversa-visual
8:18 AM		Haikara Manala Haikara - EP WM Finland 1972 A prog rock band from Lahti, Finland founded in 1971.
8:30 AM		Set Break: 𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐𓀐 𓀐
8:32 AM		Seven Impale God Left Us for a Black-Dressed Woman City of the Sun Karisma Records 2014 Heavy prog band from Norway. https://sevenimpale.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-the-sun
8:46 AM		Nova Collective Air The Further Side Metal Blade Records 2017 Nova Collective is a progressive metal fusion band from Raleigh NC, formed in 2014 by Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me), Pete Jones and Richard Henshall (Haken), and Matt Lynch (Cynic). https://novacollectivefusion.bandcamp.com/album/the-further-side
8:52 AM		Regressive Aid Years and Years Effects on Exposed People rhesus records 1983 jazz funk from New Jersey.
8:57 AM		Set Break: ÐⅈϝߓἴϾὐᒫȾ Ĺǐꮥ𐠙𐒢₦ἴᥰ᪄ Ȟ𐤈ƲƦ 𓃠
9:02 AM		Yochk'o Seffer Neffesh Music Ofek Noce chimique Great Winds 1976 Hungarian saxophonist Seffer József (aka Yochk'o Seffer) left Magma early on to form fusion band Zao and this side project Neffesh Music.
9:10 AM		Dün Arrakis (Demo '78) Eros Universal Digital Enterprises 1981 Dün is a progressive rock/Zeuhl/RIO band from Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, that was formed in 1976 under the name of Dune. The band split up in 1983 after recording one LP.(A limited pressing of 1000, the LP was sold only at their shows and became quite rare until the kind folks at Soleil Zeuhl reissued it on CD in 2000 - with bonus tracks!)
9:15 AM		Jono El Grande Centrifuge In D Minor Fevergreens Rune Grammofon 2003 Norwegian avant-prog group led by Jon Andreas Håtun, born in 1973. Influences include early Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, King Crimson, Henry Cow, Igor Stravinsky, etc, while adding splices from both pop and film soundtracks.
9:22 AM		Mats/Morgan Band Tyrschon The Music or the Money? Cuneiform Records 1996 Swedish drummer Morgan Ågran and keyboardist Mats Öberg teamed up for experimental fusion with major inspiration from Zappa.
9:25 AM		Rascal Reporters Son of Steve Kretzmer The Foul-Tempered Clavier Pleasant Green Records 2010 Formed in the mid-1970's by Steve Gore and Steve Kretzmer, they created odd music in their Detroit basement studio. Dave Newhouse of The Muffins joins them on this release. https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com/
9:31 AM		miRthkon Camelopardalis Vehicle Altrock 2010 miRthkon is an avant-rock group based in Oakland, California. Besides their own releases, they also have songs featured in the video games Guitar Hero Van Halen ("QXP-13 Space Modulator") and Tap Tap Revenge ("Banana"). https://mirthkon.bandcamp.com/album/vehicle
9:39 AM		We Used to Cut the Grass Shep's Anxiety We Used to Cut the Grass #1 WKRM The Kream 2022 Experimental band from New Jersey, with major inspiration from Zappa. https://weusedtocutthegrass.bandcamp.com/
9:43 AM		Art Zoyd Simulacres Symphonie pour le jour où brûleront les cités In-possible records 1976 Art Zoyd, founded in Valenciennes, France in 1969, centered around composer and classically-trained violinist Gérard Hourbette and bassist Thierry Zaboitzeff. With each successive album, the rock aspect of their material slowly gave way to a blend of zeuhl and classical music, developing ever tenser and darker climates.
9:50 AM		Miriodor Babouchka Elastic Juggling Cuneiform Records 1995 Avant-prog band from Quebec City, founded in 1980. The French title is "Jongleries Élastiques".
9:51 AM		Set Break: 🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤🀤 🀤
9:57 AM		The Zappa Early Renaissance Orchestra Orange County Lumber Truck Money? What Money? Cordelia Records 2015 The Zãþþã Éårlý Rênáissánçê Ørçhêstrå is based in the Seattle area and was formed in 2012. Only in it for the money? What money?

Chat is archived.

oh good morning

Good day, DJ DaveTheObscure 💟

💜 ¡ ʇuǝʇuoɔɭɐꓪ ɹꓪ noʎ oʇ sᵷuᴉʇǝǝɹ⅁

Salutations, even!

Howdy doo

your excellencies....

Good morning everyone

good morning, goots

good morning, Rob from MD

and good morning, Dale

Oh, WestSiiidddeee!

Represent! 🖖🏻

Early morning Dave and fellow listeners

hello, Lizardbytes

Excellent start to the show!

thank you, MrM

Free TAndy!

COCTEAU TWINS ♥️♥️♥️

yeah, I can't BELIEVE TAndy is not here 🤔

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FREE TANDY

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soundin good Dave!

glad you are enjoying, Mats

Mats here! Imma start throwing eggs with couches attached to ‘em!! 🍳 🛋️

good morning ǝʌɐꓷ and my PRB Pals!

MrM yesssssssss

Ivan the Tolerable! Lol!

born to be mild

By the way, today is World Goth Day

Good morning Dave, one and all.

good to know, Rob

good morning, dan C

RobMD !! gothic

does southern gothic literature have its own day or izzit a sub of goth

RobMD, Bela Legosi's Dead will be played today, I foresee it

this is really pretty, Dave

Mats, good! I'll throw our sofa when I hear it!

Thanks, Mats. GSYBE is awfully pretty

Wow, I missed the whole first hour! Thanks, work :)

Welcome back TAndy!

Looks like a hell of a first hour, especially that second set. Wow!

Why is this bass line so addictive? Is those damn microtones again

is it*

didn't notice any microtones. maybe pitch bending

and immaculate tone

well it's a delightful earworm 👂🪱🎶

Enjoying the back and forth with the guitar and synth

glad to know that you are enjoying, Lizardbytes.

Fresh out da ocean! I mean, shower. Nice soundtrack for BathBoy! 🫧💀🧼

a clean MrM is my favorite MrM

🙊

Orz

DJ Guelo knows what’s good! Cheers!

good morning, Guelo

TAllyH0, TAndy

Ahoydere MrM

Good morning! This wins best song title of the day before 9am.

yes, Roffle. Perfect for World Goth Day, too

Sweet dovetail

So…Sharpie or white board dry marker, for my goth look at 9 Dave?

gluten morgenz

dry marker ought to wash out easier than Sharpie. Especially if you want to be the weekend alternadad

Whiteboard is more Emo imho.

True

Buy, top lip.

Milk, bottom

Funny, last day of school here, goth day

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Is Hot Topic still a thing?

I surely wouldn't know

It still exist at quaker bridge mall

Mad Libs huge in school these days

Very much so!

Kind of the intro to doing stand up. Like School of Rock…

My blonde kid bought black washout hair dye at one years ago, and I am still tramatized. :)

Yikes

I bet Colbert is tuned in for 9 set D.

never

Yea, yer right

These little delay synths are cool and reminding me of Ozrics Tentaclez

Nothing prog about Tolkien

5his song rul3s

check out bo hansen 4 proggy tolkein..

Hot topic is stil a thing but they sell weird ai shirts now

Also DAVE THE ABSCURE did you used to have an intro that was like "Miss Mole will now graciously play a song for you"

hello, Scurrow

the promo exists, but was mostly for the late Pat-O

loving this song

New Jersey is funk

a NJ band. one LP, refusing to reissue on CD

EVEN BETTER

awesome.

I hear the Lazy Boy anchor leavers clicking in

oh boy

So…what’s the diff?

Beginning with diff to pronounce

👉💀👈

👈💀👉

See?!? One never leaves Magma

Zeuhl elements can remain dormant, and emerge later, like shingles

And Catholicism

WOW IT JUST KEEPS GOING

i think it just changed

APOLOGIES FOR ALL CAPS, I AM BETWEEN AUTOCAD AND THIS CHAT

Morricone Island

good morning DTO et al.! stopping by to confirm that Pat-O - the late great WPRB DJ, used to play a bit called "Miss Mole at the Organ". It was written by Jim Copp (w/Ed Brown) - creators of children's music in the 1960s. Paddy's WPRB Saturday show included the "All-Ages Show" segment that featured the bit starring "Miss Eula Mole on the pump organ..."

https://dn710109.ca.archive.org/0/items/lp_gumdrop-follies_jim-copp-and-ed-brown_0/lp_gumdrop-follies_jim-copp-and-ed-brown_0.pdf

welcome, Readie, and thanks for the details

And last heard when?

I heard it this week on somebody's show here

sure, Dave - btw- loving this piece!

🙏🏻

RIP Pat O'Shea - my show used to follow his on Saturdays and his last song ended precisely at 2:00 pm (to the second) so I was able to start Recherché right at the top of the hour. Plus he was a super nice guy and a talented musician...

and he had a quick wit

Oh wow- I missed it on WPRB this week - I used to crack up when "Miss Mole's chair collapsed"

@DTO - absolutely ! His Eddap character was amazing.

Oh wow! I swore I heard the miss mole thing in the morning on a weekday

What was Pat Oshea's show called?

somebody rediscovered that promo recently, yeah

Pat-O hosted The World's Fare

Hi Scurrow Squirrel - looks like someone played Miss Mole recently on WPRB - it originated with Paddy's show years ago - wish I could remember when

I didn't know it was made into an ID!

well, maybe not a 'legal' ID

True, DTO - before the original sponsors pulled the plug on Paddy's "All Ages Show", it was part of Pat's repertoire with "The World's Fare."

He used the alias "Paddy" on the All Ages show and Pangeo on the World's Fare and he used to do a game show s

Hey all. The World's Fare sounds familiar, but I don't think I heard the Miss Mole bit.

...game show thing as Pat-O. He had a lot of very clever aliases

Hey, Bike R, Pat-O played that every week

This is making my cat MANIC

that is the desired effect, jimbooooo

We need an Ode to Pangaeö

I love hearing listeners' pets reactions to the difficult listening hour, jimbooooo!

I think this cat is a reincarnation of my old WPRB loving cat Dumpling who used to lay on my turntable between the speakers enjoying the vibrations

This has been a great soundtrack for hunting ants in my apartment this morning. Thanks for the show Dave!

🐜🐜🐜🔫🔫🔫

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Hi Readie!

I bet if I was allowed to have a cat, I wouldn't see a single bug

Hey TAndy! hiya!

Hi Readie the curious!

Hellooooo Roffle! my nephew once gifted me with the Warhol poster... "The World fascinates me"

another excellent show Dave! Thanks!

but enuff about me😆

Thanks Dave!!!

That is a cool poster. :)

very cool, Roff

Thanks for the show Dave! Excellent as always!

🙏🏻

Munsters

Fun listen ǝʌɐꓷ, the interpretative dancing cramps are mellowing out now. Thanks!

Thx Dave! Great show

WPRB Princeton 103.3 FM

New Jersey's Only Radio Station

WPRB is a community-supported, freeform radio station. Our FM signal (103.3) serves central New Jersey, Philadelphia, eastern PA and the northern tip of Delaware. We reach a global audience at wprb.com.

The New Abnormal

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